Families and individuals on Medi-Cal who receive cash assistance
through CalWORKs or SSI may not be required to pay a share of cost.
We have dental plans to help you meet your
threshold requirements.

If you do not
understand how this work here is the basics but keep in mind it
may change without notice. The cost is
generally calculated on a monthly basis by deducting a set
"maintenance need level" from your net income commonly
understood as that portion you have to spend after taxes.

Thus, the share of
cost equals your net income minus the maintenance need which is
an amount allocated for her living expenses. We hope that
makes sense. If not, please contact us.

Keep in mind some
Medi-Cal beneficiaries do not get free aid, but instead are
required to pay or incur a certain amount of medical expenses
each month before the assistance kicks in.

You can elect to
buy dental insurance as part of your medical health care bills
and this may help meet the threshold or your obligation and
qualify you for assistance.

Share of Cost Medi-Cal,
Medicaid Dental Insurance Plans

Share of Cost Medi-Cal
dental insurance plans are designed to help Californians find the right
balance of health care benefits while using dental to meet your threshold
obligation. Your case worker should know the amount you will need to
spend. We have custom designed and tailored many dental polices to
supplement the requirements.

The
MNL has not changed since 1989 and is $600 for an individual. Thus,
anything an individual earns over $600 a month becomes that
individualís share of cost.
The California Department of Health Services estimates an overall
cost of share in 1997 at $480. Today a Medi-Cal beneficiaryís share
of cost is the difference between her income after allowable
deductions and the Maintenance Need Level (MNL), which is a set
amount allocated for her living expenses. Affordable
Share of Cost Dental Plans!

Dental insurance policies
can be supplemented with Vision insurance plans to help meet your
calculated costs

Most importantly we have
been selling dental health care plans since 1983 so we are well
experienced, licensed, insured, and bonded

For example, if an
individual earns $1,100 a month, that person must incur $500 in medical
costs each month before receiving any coverage from the Medi-Cal program.
For consumers with a high share of cost, Medi-Cal provides little more
than catastrophic coverage and does not enable them to access health care
services. We have dental plans as low as $6.50 a month so we have the
flexibility to help you. We can provide a certificate or verification of dental health
coverage to your case worker after you purchase a dental policy.

Bacterial Growth and
Bad
Breath are there any Natural Treatments?Chewing sunflower seeds
after meals, Yogurt, eaten for six weeks at a stretch, is supposed to
be an effective remedy for bad breath, as is chewing fresh mint
leaves.

Dental
Floss -
How Important Is Flossing?There may be some
debate about how many times a day you should floss, since some
people are harder with floss than others, however you should
floss at least once a day.

Orthodontic Dental
Problems - Why
are Dental Braces used?Dental braces are now the most popular form of
gradual correction of problems of the before you plan to get
dental braces itís important to know more about what they are
and how they function.